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Rick Ross walked out of a Fayette County, Georgia courtroom a free man Tuesday, April 4, after cutting a plea deal in a case that involved the alleged kidnapping and physical assault of two groundskeepers.
The 41-year old rapper, born William Roberts, faced felony counts of kidnapping, aggravated assault, aggravated battery and other charges stemming from a June 2015 attack at his Fayetteville estate. He was also accused of pistol whipping one of the men.
During negotiations with Ross' lawyers today, prosecutors agreed to drop most of the charges to misdemeanors and he accepted.
According to TMZ, the Maybach Music Group CEO, pleaded no contest to 5 misdemeanors and 1 felony count of aggravated assault. He was sentenced to 60 months probation and a fine of $10,000.
“The resolution to the case was reached after discussion with the prosecution team, victims and law enforcement,” Fayette County District Attorney Benjamin D. Coker said, via the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “It was the best resolution to the case considering the facts and circumstances at hand.”
Ross' bodyguard, Nadrian Lateef James, was also charged in the incident and received the same sentence,
"First and foremost, I wanna say God is great," Ross said outside of the courtroom. "I respect and appreciate how the court chose to resolve, not only myself, but my co-defendant's cases."
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